The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-09-22
NOTES ON THE FAIR.
An Interesting Inter view With the Enth a
Siastio Secretary.

An interesting Inter view with the Enth a.
Siastic Secretary.
ln proof Of the saying, "the fair ia
booming" reporter iu teTVleWe ed Secre-
thTy Me today. well, what are the
I prospects, for the fair this fall? Can
you tell 0Y this time how the entries
viii G. mpare with those of other y6srs 9''
SAID the reporter on Weeting the secre-
taIy
oh, the lookout Ia very promising,
very, indeed," said the secretary. 'f
nave never before, In the four years that
l nave held the position, had as much
correspondence about Iir matter Of all
kinds. You ought to see the stack Of
Letters OF all descriptions received con-
cerniDg this fair, and then you would
get an lLkllng Of the amOnnt Of fair
knowledge" secretary ls supposed to
nave. All RDDllca ions for space on the
grounds during the fair, for cane racks,
knIIe boards. doll racks, shooting gal
lery, striking machines, jewelHy spin
dies, true and honest, q square game,
wheel Of fortune, shows, etc, until you
begin to think one half the population
Of the United States is engaged In such
nefsriOus games. Why, believe I re-
celVed hfty letters alone for cane racks
aud knife boards. These come princi-
pally from Chic1gO. Cleveland, Cincia.
natl and other large cities.
But then there is also much inQ0iTy
from stOcBmen. breeders Of fine and
fancy stock. This comes more to my
liRlug, as the best of all breeds ia none
too good 4 our favored county f Stark
and Wish the day was here that wonId
know no scrub stock" Of any kind. The
steady improvement in this line Is per-
ceptlble and year by year the live stock
department of our fairs proves more the
center OF attraction for the rural pOpu.
lstiOn of the county. Opening the ped
igree classes to the world has had q sal
uts'y IF Act, making our home breeders
| hustle around If they wish to retain the
Dramtum1. and gel b9tter stock If they
have not got 1t
will there be fine exhibit In that
department this coming fair ?"
81 hsVe evidence that 1t has never
been exeelled. Why, yesterday | re-
DO1llr ry class, al d you know tn, there
has never been anything Ike 1t IN the
country that is,the 'pC ultIy show" dur
Dg the fair"
why is 1t there Ia snch an interest
taken In poultry all at Once?" asked the
reporter.
well, I'll tell you. You see we hsY9
| great many men in the county who
take faucy to one breed or another,
aud they think them just little too
good to stand out in the open weather
during the fair, and then be guessed at
by any committee Just picked up at ran
| dem, snd have been asking the board to
erect poultry house and get an expert
| judge 10 examine and Issue score cards.
The board did not feel able to grant
their reQuests, and the fanclers remain.
cd awsv from the fairs with their fowls.
But now he board has granted their re-
quests. We have fine new poultry
building and an expert, and the boys
are ready to do their part. With the same
nail came entries for two full classes
of hogs wanting twelve stale. Another
request was for ten sheep stalla, ana
one for fourteen head Of short horn
cattle. Besides all II is comes letter
from CsDtsi0 Bates, the giant, who
weighs over 400 pounds, ssk'I for IF.
teen horse stalls for his stud OF horses,
which he will bring with him to the
fair. He will leave home-SeVille,
Medina cOnnty-Monday morning, Sep
tember 26, and arrive on the
ground Tuesday noon, and be ready
for the parade at 1 o'clock. Cap.
tain Bates has the reputation of haV-
ing as fine q lot Of horses as can be
fonnd outside Of Kentucky, and every.
one will, of course, go to see them.
Than had another request for box
stall for "the best stallion In the State"
And tits isn't the half l could tell you
why there will be big fair this fall.
Besides that feel 1t in my bones"
The secretary Is enthusiastic In his
work, as person should be In that pos.
ttiOn, and when glance is taken back
to the fairs Of his predecessors, and note
the entries numbering from 1900 to
700 bounding up to 27l entries dur
ing his first year and then nearly double
the next year, reaching 1888 entries,
| will give one an idea that work accom-
Dlished 1t, aided by the generous gifts
of the people, Last year Dotwithstand-
| Ing the first two days Of almost inces-
SAINT rain, greatly interfering with the
bringing In of the exhibits. there were
nearly $500 entries. The department
mostlv lacking was fruits and fine arts,
the risk of damage to the latter being
| too great, ann the farmers could not
| gather their fruits.